Film Music Terminology

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Across
  1. 1. this type of music was used in early silent films (genres included classical, jazz, and ragtime)
  2. 3. a film technique that syncs the accompanying music with the actions on screen
  3. 6. A theme/song that is played for a specific character, idea, or situation
  4. 13. this microphone was invented to help with sound problems that arose after the end of silent films
  5. 14. this was the first and most popular analog sound-on-diskrecording system that was used to add sound to film
  6. 15. recordings made on the set when the camera is not running
  7. 16. during this period, composers started to write music specifically for films
  8. 18. another word for soundtrack
  9. 19. moving pictures were invented in this decade
  10. 20. small segments or scenes
  11. 22. this composer has composed music for over 100 films
  12. 23. this music job came about during the Golden Age
  13. 24. music was played at the theater to accompany the film by real musicians or on a ...
  14. 26. this sound proof camera cover muffled noisy cameras so that they could move around the stage
  15. 27. dialog cards that were inserted to silent films to tell the viewer what is happening
Down
  1. 2. sound was added to film in this decade
  2. 4. the first sound films that included synchronized dialogue
  3. 5. the last silent film was released in this year
  4. 7. considered the first "talkie"
  5. 8. Music that can be heard by the characters in the scene and the audience
  6. 9. used to record new dialogue if the director wants to add or remove sound for any reason
  7. 10. this sound-on-film technology made it possible to transfer sound directly onto the film print
  8. 11. the addition of recorded sound effects after the shooting of a film
  9. 12. these supply the voices for characters in animated films or narration
  10. 17. this can also be used to up the intensity of a scene
  11. 21. this was the last type of sound to be added to films
  12. 25. first major period of film music